Snow-guard



(No Model.)

F. REIMEL.

SNOW GUARD.

No. 463,235. Patented Nov. 17, 1891.

Illlll'lmllllll Nrrnn STATES PATENT Gimme.

FRANK REllllEli, OF EAST BANGOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters -Patent No. 463,235, dated November 1*?, 1891.

Application filed March 2l, 1891. Serial No. 385,866. (No model.)

To all whom. it may oon-cern.:

Be it known that I, FRANK REIMEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Ban gor, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Snow-Guard, of which the following` is a speciication. v

My'invention is an improvement in snowguards and fenders designed for use upon the slanting roofs of buildings for the purpose of retaining the snow upon the roof until it melts, and to prevent any sudden slide of the snow. from the root to the ground below, whereby it might cause injury topersons or property or obstruct a path.

lleretofore it has been customary to fasten one end of a strip of metal to the roof and bend the other up and broaden it in order to form a snow-guard, or braces have been attached to roofs at intervals and boards or other solid guards fastened to the braces; but both of these methods are objectionable, as the strip of metal, which is'bent and fastened to the roof, is liable to weaken by bending and to give way under even a moderate strain,

whereas the solid guards are liable to cause.

injury by backing up halfnnelted snow and forming pools of water upon the roof, which will leak through and stain the ceiling.

The objects of my invention are to provide a snow-guard which will correct the defects previously found in such devices, which may be attached to any kind of roof, and which will be cheap, artistic, and durable.

lVith these obj ects in view the invention consists in the various novel details of construction and in the combination of parts, hereinafter fully described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings in which l have illustrated my invention, and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding` parts, Figure l is a perspective view of a roof, showing my snow-guard in position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my improved guard. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 'et is a detail view of one of the parts.

In the drawings, the letter A designates rafters or laths,whicli are covered by roofing C designates my improved snow-guard, which is composed of the elongated metallic strip or foot-piece c, the snow-guard proper o', the support c2 therefor, and the brace c3. A hanger or clamp olis used in some cases to fasten the foot-piece c to the laths A. The foot-piece o has a longitudinal groove c5 in its upper surface, and at the bottom of this groove is provided with a series of circular perforations c6 to receive screws or nails; and a series of rectangular openings c7, arranged at equaly distances from each other to receive the arm o8 of the clamp c4.

The snow-guard c may be of any'convenient size or shape and may be made of any durable material, and the same is true of the support c2 and the brace o3, and while I intend to use them in ornamental shapes and of handsome material this is not essential to their function.

The clamp c is formed of a iiat piece of metal bent at a right angle c and having its upper portion reduced to form the shoulders 010, and the reduced portion or arm cS bent to form another angle c, approxi mately right, on the same side as the angle c, the said reduced portion being bent once more near its end cl2. This construction is given the clamp oLl to enable its reduced portion or arm cS to fit in the groove c5, which is or" depth sufficient to receive it, its shoulders o10 abutting against the under side of the foot-piece c, its reduced portion or arm o8 passing upward through one of the'rectangular openings c7, the bent end C12 of said reduced portion extending down into another opening c7, and the body portion of the clamp ci embracing one of the laths A.

The advantage of my snow-guard is that it is adjustable to fit dilferent lengths of yslate and also accommodate itself to the varying positions of the laths or rafters. It will of course be understood that the foot-piece c is inserted between the layers of slate, so that it may be fastened to the laths, &c., and that wlicrethe saidfoot-piece is secured by the clamp cAt .it may not be necessary to further fasten it by nails or screws passed through the perforations c, and vice versa.

lt is to be understood that the snow-guard c', the support c2 therefor, and the brace c3 may be integral ormade separate and secured together, as shown in the drawings; but it should be observed that however the parts may be constructed it is of advantage to elevate the snowguard c about an inch above the roofso that the Water from melted snow may run between them.

llaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a Snow-guard, the combination, with the foot-piece and the guard proper rising from the lower end thereof, of the clamp adapted to detachably engageover a rafter, and means for adj ustably connecting said clamp and foot-piece, substantially as described.

2. In a snow-guard, the combination, with the footepiece provided in its upper face with a longitudinal groove through whose bottom is a series of rectangular openings and the guard proper rising from the lower endof the foot-pieceof the clamp having its lower end bent forwardly and its upper end reduced to form auf arm which is bent forwardly and then downwardly near its tip, said arm being of a size to pass through and engage twoV of said openings and to lie in .said groove, substantiall y as described.

3. In a snow-guard, the combination, with the foot-piece provided in its upper face with a longitudinal groove through Whose bottom isa seriesof nail perforations. and rectangular openings, and the guard proper rising from thelower end of the foot-piece, of theclamp having its vupper end reduced to form an arm Which is bent forwardly, said arm being of a size to pass through and engage said openings and to lie in saidv groove, substantially as described. p

In testimony7 that I claim the foregoing` as my own I have heretoaffixed my signatureV 

